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Rastafari consider Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia to have been the Religious Symbol for Jah Incarnate . Referring to him by the title of Jah Rastafari, some consider him to have been the personification of Jah, but this is only one interpretation or metaphor for Rasta belief. Each and every Rasta is encouraged to seek truth for themselves, and no central dogma is imposed. {Link without Title} Another way some Rastafarians use to express the idea of Jah is the phrase "I and I" (such as "I and I survive" used in a song by Bad Brains , usually written "I&I") to represent each and every person who recognizes themselves to be part of a trinitarian unity "Haile Selassie I / Jah / I". Jah (Yah) is often used as a shortened form of the name Jehovah or Yahweh . Thus, the term Hallelujah would mean "Praise Jah." In the West Indies, the recent popularity of Christian Reggae has led to the use of the names "Jah" and "I and I" in Christian circles, especially among younger believers. This term is also used in Christian Hip Hop , typically for no reason but to rhyme, by such artists as White KJ-52 and African American Pigeon John . In the original text of the Hebrew Bible , "Jah" occurs 26 times alone and 24 times in the term "Hallelujah". It is transliterated "Jah" in a single instance (Psalm 68:4) in the . Jah is also an alternative spelling of the name of the Egyptian deity Iah . Some believe there could be a connection between this name and the Semitic name Jah. David Spenser, in his book ''Dread Jesus'' (ISBN 0281051011), proposes that Archibald Dunkley and Joseph Nathaniel Hibbert were among the preachers that inspired the Rastafari movement, and that both were members of the Ancient Mystic Order Of Ethiopia , a Prince Hall Masonic organization. Spencer believes that several features of the Rastafari movement derive from this lodge, including the name "Jah", from the Masonic form "Jah-Bul-On" as revealed in Royal Arch Masonry . SEE ALSO READING
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